Successful Islamic Investing Nick Kaiser MBA, CFA® Chairman, Director, and Equity Portfolio Manager 3rd Annual Capital Market Conference Embassy of Malaysia, Washington DC November 10, 2016
Saturna Capital Corporation Investment Counsel firm headquartered in Bellingham, WA, USA Employee-owned firm founded in 1989 Adviser to Amana Mutual Funds Trust and other funds in US, plus Institutional and Private Accounts Amana Income and Amana Growth are the two largest Islamic public equity funds in the world Newest fund, Amana Participation, invests in sukuk and Islamic fixed income Research arm and asset management As of September 30, 2016: RM 262,838,259 (US$ 63,556,585) Wholly-owned subsidiaries: Saturna Sendirian Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - portfolio management, research office) Saturna Trust Company (Henderson, NV - trust services) Saturna Brokerage Services (Bellingham,WA - distributes mutual funds and offers commission-free custody and trades) Integrated operations (preferring in-house solutions to outsourcing) Technology innovator (proprietary NEPTUNE® database software) Community contributor Low-cost provider
Saturna Sdn Bhd Wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna Capital Established with purchase of small Malaysian investment adviser in 2010 First conventional asset manager in Malaysia to convert to an Islamic asset manager Kuala Lumpur office enhances our credibility throughout the world, GCC and Islamic markets, plus Australia
Saturna Sdn Bhd KL Staff Monem Salam - Nasir Ku Muhammad - Jane Chia - Heddy Humaizi - Zahid Siddique Nicole Phut - Wan Nurul Aimi - Dharmen Annadorai - Syafiq Abdul Hamid
What We Do In Malaysia Investment analysis and research for Saturna Capital’s global investment team Manage accounts for individuals and private entities Manage accounts for public institutions Bank Negara (BNM) Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Manage unit trusts ASEAN Equity Fund Crescent International Equity Fund (CIEF) http://www.crescentwealth.com.au/managed-funds/crescent-international-equity-fund/
Malaysia Supports Islamic Finance Malaysian government consistently supports Islamic finance industry Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) Malaysian International Islamic Finance Centre (MIFC), a network of regulatory, social, and institutional partners Malaysia is proactive in establishing ties and common securities markets with other national and regional regulators and jurisdictions
Benefits of Malaysia Well educated, ethnically diverse, English speaking workforce Regional airlines give great access to the area making research travel easy Well-established advertising and marketing venues, long-running trade publications Diversity: women have held top posts at the SC, central bank, and the largest banks “Green Lane” visa approval for senior executives
Benefits of Islamic Finance in Malaysia Educational institutions provide advanced degrees in Islamic finance, creating depth Competent professionals with decades of experience in providing islamic financial services in many areas: Taxation / tax planning Accounting Custody & settlement Brokerage and trading Legal services Sharia advising
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